For the Puritans, the God-centered life meant making the quest for spiritual and moral holiness the great business of life.
Few businessmen are capable of being in politics, they don't understand the democratic process, they have neither the tolerance or the depth it takes. Democracy isn't a business.
Without putting the brakes on out-of-control campaign contributions from individuals and corporations - it will be business as usual, with 1 percent of Americans pulling the strings.
In 2009, South Carolina was blessed to welcome a great American company that chose to stay in our country to continue to do business. That company was Boeing.
Let me tell you, very frankly, when I went to the Harvard Business School I was more or less a committed socialist.
Small business owners are fighting every day to create and innovate, but continue to face government barriers to job creation.
The Internet has changed the way we communicate with each other, the way we learn about the world and the way we conduct business.
For small business people, less paperwork means higher profits, boosted sales and more time with the family.
You see Democrats who will demonize business. I don't do that. You see Republicans who demonize labor. I don't do that.
It stands to reason: Higher wages means higher loyalty and morale, which means higher productivity, which means a more profitable business.
It is indeed an odd business that it has taken this Court nearly two centuries to 'discover' a constitutional mandate to have counsel at a preliminary hearing.
You do have to do business with and to try to influence people you don't agree with, or find disagreeable, so it's important to stress that balance.
The courage of the Syrian protesters is remarkable, for they face prison, torture, or death every time they lift a banner.
We now consider as fundamental economic functions of the state, many duties that were left a generation ago to chance.
I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny.
I have as much chance of becoming Prime Minister as of being decapitated by a frisbee or of finding Elvis.
The Christians had a better chance against the lions than the American consumer has against the OPEC cartel.
It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don't want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.
Thousands of Americans are forced to join unions as a condition of employment, with little to no chance of ever having their voices heard.
I never talk about books in progress. I could decide to change it to a series of seafood recipes, after all.
If you ask people do you think that government should spend less money than what it takes in, most people agree with that.
